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Total Deals24

Valued Deals17

Total Value£ 61.84 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.64 B

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20 Feb 2019|New Zealand|Food Products

Target: CHOCOLATIER GODIVA (APAC OPERATIONS)

Bidder: MBK PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 790 M

Value

10 Jul 2019|Japan|Hotels and Motels

Target: UNIZO HOLDINGS COMPANY

Bidder: LONE STAR FUNDS

20 Service Providers

13 Target | 3 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

30 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 1.54 B

Value

13 Dec 2019|Japan|Semiconductors

Target: NUFLARE TECHNOLOGY

Bidder: TOSHIBA CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 1.06 B

Value

02 Mar 2020|Japan|Food Products

Target: MEISUI BIJIN FACTORY

Bidder: SHINMEI HOLDINGS CO LTD

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Apr 2020|Japan|Cosmetics

Target: ETVOS CO LTD

Bidder: L CATTERTON

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 May 2020|Japan|Diversified Financials

Target: SONY FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: SONY CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

7 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 3.06 B

Value

06 Jan 2021|Japan|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: RIGAKU CORPORATION

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

4 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 713 M

Value

06 Nov 2020|Japan|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: JAPAN ASIA GROUP

Bidder: CITY INDEX ELEVENTH CO

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 441 M

Value

08 Sep 2021|Japan|Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres

Target: SPIBER

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 160 M

Value

17 Nov 2021|Switzerland|Software

Target: AUTOFORM ENGINEERING GMBH

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

1 Target | 33 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 1.49 B

Value

06 Feb 2022|Japan|Machinery: Industrial

Target: TOSHIBA CARRIER CORPORATION

Bidder: CARRIER GLOBAL CORP

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 684 M

Value

31 Mar 2022|Japan|Building Materials: Other

Target: SENQCIA CORPORATION

Bidder: LONE STAR FUNDS

7 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

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